United States intelligence agencies have been hunting for one of al-Qaida's most notorious members - an expert in poisons and lethal chemicals. But NBC News has learned they have been trying to find him by using a photo of the wrong man on his wanted poster. For a year and a half, the U.S. government has been asking for the public's help in finding Midhat Mursi al-Sayid 'Umar, also known as Abu Khabab al-Masri, a dangerous al-Qaida operative. But now intelligence officials admit to NBC News they were using a photo of different man. Abu Khabab is allegedly bin Laden's expert on poisons. He was shown on a State Deparment "Rewards for Justice" Web site, with a $5 million bounty on his head.They both have first names of 'Abu' and they both have the last name of 'al-Masri'. But of course they have different 'middle' names and they don't look anything alike! But the good news to all this? "The hunt for "Abu Khabab" may now be over. Pakistani intelligence officials say he was killed recently in the Predator missile attack in Pakistan".
Friday, January 27, 2006
Come on! They don't look anything alike!!
U.S. posts wrong photo of ‘al-Qaida operative’
After year and a half, wrong man's photo removed from wanted page
Left: U.S. posted photo of ‘Abu Khabab al-Masri’. Right: TV interview photo of Islamic preacher Abu Hamza al-Masri.
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